Perisher

Nestled in the picturesque NSW Snowy Mountains, just six hours drive from Sydney, Perisher is the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest and most popular alpine holiday destination. Perisher boasts an incredible 48 lifts with a capacity to move over 53,000 guests per hour across an immense 1,245 hectares of varied terrain and seven mountain peaks.

With the village in Perisher Valley sitting at 1720m, Perisher is renowned for offering a true on-snow winter experience, with consistent top to bottom snow riding, more often and more reliably. To assist with snow quality and reliability, Perisher has invested $19 million in the past three years on snowmaking improvements.

Open from the June long weekend until the October long weekend, Perisher has something for everyone. From families new to the snow, to skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts, sightseers to snow shoe walkers and from café cruisers to nightlife revelers, Perisher is the place for the best snow holiday!

Perisher

Statistics

Base altitude: 1720m (Village Height)

Peak altitude: 2054m (Mt. Perisher)

Vertical rise: 355m / 1,165ft

Riding terrain: 1245ha / 12.45 sq kms / 3,076 acres

Number of lifts: 48

Longest run: 3km

Snowmaking: 53.4ha / 131.95 acres

Average snowfall: 191cm

Lift pass prices: click here

Type of terrain

Beginner: 22%
Intermediate: 60%
Advanced: 18%

Driving time from major cities

Sydney: 5.5 - 6 hours
Melbourne: 7 hours
Canberra: 2.5 hours

Terrain Parks

During winter 2011, park junkies will be able to test their skills in one of Perisher’s six progressive terrain parks. Tiny tots will have fun learning at the new Milo Mini Park, whilst older kids and adults can head to the Columbia Fun Park; it’s the perfect place to hone your skills on low to the ground features. For intermediate riders wanting more, hit the bigger rails, boxes and airs in the PlayStation Blue Cow Park and the Coca-Cola Terrain Park at Leichhardt both will prove to be a true test. For the biggest and the best technical features the PlayStation Slopestyle on Front Valley is a must. The Outer Limits Rider X in Blue Cow, will be chock full of free-flowing, free-ride action. Don’t forget too, Perisher’s Superpipe is the best in Australia, the perfect compliment to a day’s park riding.